BSI Group Japan (British Standards Institution), BSI Group Japan (British Standards Institution) and Fujita Corporation BIM BSI Kitemark certification based on ISO 19650

BSI Group Japan K.K. (located in Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama; Masaki Urushihara, President; hereinafter "BSI Japan") has certified Fujita Corporation (located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Yoji Okumura, President; hereinafter "Fujita") for the BIM BSI Kitemark (Kite Mark) based on ISO 19650-1 (*1) and ISO 19650-2 (*1). BIM BSI Kitemark" certification based on ISO 19650-1 (*1) and ISO 19650-2 (*1).

At the certification award ceremony held on October 11, 2023

Digitization in the construction industry has been progressing rapidly in recent years. Processes from the start of a project to the disposal of construction materials are beginning to incorporate efficient management methods using big data, IoT, cloud computing, AI, BIM (Building Information Modeling), and other technologies.

BIM is an information management mechanism that uses digital modeling to manage information across the entire life cycle of a built asset, from initial design through construction, maintenance, and eventual disposal, enabling collaboration among engineers, owners, architects, and contractors in a common data environment that includes 3D models, It enables efficient information sharing in a common data environment, including 3D models.

ISO 19650 is an international standard for information management throughout the life cycle of assets built using BIM.

It contains all of the same principles and high-level requirements as BIM Level 2 (*2) and is closely aligned with the PAS 1192 standard, the predecessor to this ISO. Proof of compliance with this requirement will indicate a mature BIM implementation.

BSI Japan provides BSI Kitemark certification and verification services to prove the BIM maturity of its clients. Fujita's BIM BSI Kitemark certification is proof that Fujita, as a prime contractor organization (*3), has established processes for its own projects by incorporating not only documents based on standards but also its own standard forms, and has demonstrated efficient execution of design work by establishing CDE and implementing information production using BIM 360. This is proof of the efficient execution of design work through the establishment of CDE and the execution of information production using BIM 360. In order to promote and disseminate ISO 19650 in the future, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the respective roles of the ordering organization, the prime contracting organization, and the contracting organization in the information management cycle and the roles they must play.

For more information on ISO 19650, please visit the BSI Japan website

https://www.bsigroup.com/ja-JP/Building-Information-Modelling-BIM-ISO19650/

- Notes - 1.

1: ISO 19650 is the integration and digitization of information on building and civil engineering works, including BIM.

　　 ISO 19650-1:2018 is Information management using BIM: concepts and principles

　　 ISO 19650-2:2018 is Information management using BIM: Delivery phase of assets

　　 ISO 19650-3:2020, Information management using BIM: Operational phase of the asset

　　 ISO 19650-5:2020 is Information management using BIM: A security-aware approach to information management

*2: Since April 2016, the UK government has required construction suppliers bidding on centrally procured government projects involving buildings and infrastructure to work with BIM Level 2. In the UK, levels are set from Level 0 to Level 3 depending on the maturity of BIM.

3: Prime contractor contracting organization An organization that is entrusted (contracted) with the requirements of an order and places orders with subcontractors, etc.

Comment from Fujita Corporation

- Purpose of obtaining certification

To promote DX based on BIM, we thought it would be an effective measure to establish a system compliant with international standards.

- Points of consideration in the establishment of the system

This time, we requested certification targeting design. We built on the existing business process based on the management system compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for design, with the policy of adding the necessary structure for ISO 19650.

- Impressions of the audit, etc.

We requested BSI Japan to conduct the audit, partly due to an introduction from our parent company, Daiwa House Industry Co. We are very grateful to BSI Japan not only for the strict scrutiny of the audit, but also for their careful advice on how to improve our business processes in the future.

Comment from Masaki Urushibara, President of BSI Japan

The Kitemark certification, a company-wide effort to embody Fujita's slogan of creating a "high" environment, will further enhance the company's ability to make technology-based proposals and further accelerate the construction of its IT infrastructure. I understand that the certification this time was achieved by taking advantage of the management systems already in place, such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, and successfully integrating them with BIM to create a lean structure. I am convinced that this challenge will lead to greater trust from society in the standardization and efficiency of operations, which is exactly what ISO aims for, as well as in the improvement of the quality and safety of products and services.

We are honored to be involved in this ambitious challenge as a certification body.

About Fujita Corporation

Company name: Fujita Corporation

Location: Shuyodan SYD Building, 4-25-2 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Yoji Okumura, President and Representative Director

Founded: December 1910

Establishment: October 2002

URL ： https://www.fujita.co.jp/